Join us for the Howl Grand Slam at St. Lawrence University on Sat, Jan 20 at 7 PM. Winning storytellers from this year’s slams will compete head-to-head, telling stories in line with … Continue reading The HOWL Grand Slam at SLU
Wild Words 2024: ACW Seeks Writing By North Country Teens
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology, presented by the Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW). This new print publication is a place for teens … Continue reading Wild Words 2024: ACW Seeks Writing By North Country Teens
Announcing the selected writers for the 2021 Anne LaBastille Memorial Residency
ACW is thrilled to announce the 2021 selected residents for the Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency, taking place October 3 - 17 at the Lodge at Twitchell Lake. This year … Continue reading Announcing the selected writers for the 2021 Anne LaBastille Memorial Residency
An Evening with Russell Banks
Nationally acclaimed author Russell Banks will read from his new novel, Foregone and sign books on September 24, 2021 at 7:00pm to celebrate the opening of Adirondack Center for Writing’s … Continue reading An Evening with Russell Banks
Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier
It doesn’t pay to read to your daughter before bed and then have a glass of wine while watching the 10:00 news on a stormy night. Back in the beginning … Continue reading Elizabeth’s Nightmare by June Kosier
Marianne No Longer Travels with Me by June Kosier
Before I retired, I was a dialysis nurse at the VA and belonged to a professional group known as the ANNA which stood for the American Nephrology Nurses Association. The … Continue reading Marianne No Longer Travels with Me by June Kosier
Brother & Sister #2 by Leslie Sittner
“Jeez, Hon, this reminds me of the lower east side at home in New York City. Check it out!” My Fellow agrees with a smile and says, “Yeah, but we … Continue reading Brother & Sister #2 by Leslie Sittner
A GHOSTLY VACATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS by Edward Pontacoloni
The ghost of Harold Harwood haunts the Hamlet of Ironville in Essex County, New York, The hamlet is just a neighborhood, really: the Congregational Church with large windows flanking its … Continue reading A GHOSTLY VACATION IN THE ADIRONDACKS by Edward Pontacoloni
A Vacation I’d Rather Forget by Duane L. Herrmann
I don't want to associate the experience with the word 'vacation,' but it was a trip away from home. Many details of that nightmare trip have thankfully faded, but one … Continue reading A Vacation I’d Rather Forget by Duane L. Herrmann